The first table below looks at the demand for Exchange Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Watford region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Exchange Server 2003 over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Watford region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Rank 13 21 17
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -4
Contract jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 2 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Watford 2.985% 0.917% 1.316%
As % of the Application Platforms category 18.18% 5.000% 7.692%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £295 £260 £250
% change year-on-year
+13.46% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £12.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.25 £21.00 £15.25
% change year-on-year
-8.33% +37.70%
All Application Platforms
Watford
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
11 20 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Watford 16.42% 18.35% 17.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 4
Average daily rate £250 £400 £458
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-37.50% -12.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £235 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £360 £450 £495
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
- -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Average hourly rate - £12.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -
Exchange Server 2003
Hertfordshire

Exchange Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Watford Exchange Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Watford region.

Watford Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Watford region.

Watford Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing Exchange Server 2003 also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Exchange Server 2003.

1 4 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 3 (75.00%) VMware
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (50.00%) MS Office
3 2 (50.00%) LAN
3 2 (50.00%) WAN
3 2 (50.00%) DHCP
3 2 (50.00%) DNS
4 1 (25.00%) Cisco
4 1 (25.00%) Citrix
4 1 (25.00%) SAN
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (25.00%) Symantec
4 1 (25.00%) XenApp
4 1 (25.00%) vSphere
4 1 (25.00%) Lync
4 1 (25.00%) Unified Communications
4 1 (25.00%) IronPort

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing Exchange Server 2003 also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Exchange Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (25.00%) Lync
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) LAN
1 2 (50.00%) WAN
1 2 (50.00%) DHCP
1 2 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (25.00%) SAN
2 1 (25.00%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server 2008
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Network Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) 3rd Line Support
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) XenApp
2 1 (25.00%) vSphere
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) VMware
2 1 (25.00%) IronPort
2 1 (25.00%) Citrix
2 1 (25.00%) Symantec
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco